Species Stephanothrips occidentalis Hood & Williams, 1925
- Stephanothrips occidentalis Hood, J.D. 1925. New Neotropical Thysanoptera collected by C.B. Williams. Psyche (Cambridge) 32: 48-69 [Date published 31/12/1925] [69].
Type data:
Holotype USNM ♀, St Croix, West Indies.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also widespread in tropics; ("widespread in tropical countries around the world and has been collected commonly in northern Australia (Mound and Tree 2018)" (Mound 2019)..
Introduced from Central America.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Fungivore.
General References
Mound, L.A. & Tree, D.J. 2018. Fungus-feeding thrips of the genus Stephanothrips in Australia (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae). Zootaxa 4442(1): 181–186 [186]
Mound, L.A. & Wells, A. 2015. Endemics and adventives: Thysanoptera (Insecta) biodiversity of Norfolk, a tiny Pacific Island. Zootaxa 3964(2): 183–210 [201]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2020 | THYSANOPTERA | 23-Jan-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jul-2018 | PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE | 11-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 08-Jul-2015 | PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE | 07-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Feb-2020 | 17-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Feb-2020 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |